EPTComputer Build, Upgrade & Buying Resource Thread - Page 137
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Cyro
United Kingdom20345 Posts
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nosliw
United States2716 Posts
All I've got so far is a i5-3550, ATX Mid Tower Case, and Antec VP-450W. Still have to shop for SSD discount and RAM. | ||
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Incognoto
France10239 Posts
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IdiotSavant
United States88 Posts
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Cyro
United Kingdom20345 Posts
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Incognoto
France10239 Posts
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felisconcolori
United States6169 Posts
On December 06 2013 05:40 Cyro wrote: You just need like.. Sata 3 (6gb/s) cable; power cable; duct tape Duct tape you say? Hmm. + Show Spoiler + My case allows for SSD mounting on the back side of the motherboard plate. Unfortunately, I didn't think of that until after I had the motherboard mounted, and it screws in from under the MB. XD | ||
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IdiotSavant
United States88 Posts
On December 06 2013 05:45 felisconcolori wrote: Duct tape you say? Hmm. + Show Spoiler + My case allows for SSD mounting on the back side of the motherboard plate. Unfortunately, I didn't think of that until after I had the motherboard mounted, and it screws in from under the MB. XD i got the arc midi 2. it says there is..ut i guess ill need a cable..unless it came with some other parts..building it now so we'll see | ||
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felisconcolori
United States6169 Posts
On December 06 2013 05:55 IdiotSavant wrote: i got the arc midi 2. it says there is..ut i guess ill need a cable..unless it came with some other parts..building it now so we'll see Yes, it does. I just didn't think about it until after I already had the motherboard positioned, screwed down, and the Noctua heat sink on the processor. No worries, I have three slots in the lower drive cage and even if I take the HyperX SSD out of my old computer I still have the space for my data storage drive. | ||
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Ropid
Germany3557 Posts
On December 06 2013 05:55 IdiotSavant wrote: i got the arc midi 2. it says there is..ut i guess ill need a cable..unless it came with some other parts..building it now so we'll see Look at those mounting brackets for the 3.5 inch drives. It's probably built so that you can also mount a 2.5 inch drive on those sled thingies. | ||
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IdiotSavant
United States88 Posts
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Ropid
Germany3557 Posts
On December 06 2013 06:15 IdiotSavant wrote: ok. i havent built a computer in years....i might end up watching some youtube videos...friend said its like riding a bike..but falling off a bike doesnt break hundred dollar parts The scariest part for me is the CPU socket. If you make a mistake, drop something and brush over those pins in there, your board is broken and manufacturer's warranty won't help you because it's your fault. Everything else seems to be built pretty idiot proof. | ||
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felisconcolori
United States6169 Posts
On December 06 2013 06:11 Ropid wrote: Look at those mounting brackets for the 3.5 inch drives. It's probably built so that you can also mount a 2.5 inch drive on those sled thingies. Indeed you can, my Samsung EVO is on one now - SSD screws from the bottom through sled to the SSD. I especially like the low vibration screw options for regular HDDs that Fractal includes. Also, yeah... the CPU install and the TIM paste was the most shaky part, in no part because the heat sink is so large I can't even see the CPU underneath it. :D | ||
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IdiotSavant
United States88 Posts
On December 06 2013 06:19 Ropid wrote: The scariest part for me is the CPU socket. If you make a mistake, drop something and brush over those pins in there, your board is broken and manufacturer's warranty won't help you because it's your fault. yeah...not to mention i have to attach a heatsink too :/ ill see if i can drive over and get my dad to help me with it. edit: i wish they gave you more manuals in the case...i was trying for 2 munites to see how to open up the damn thing..maybe i had a bout of stupidity | ||
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felisconcolori
United States6169 Posts
On December 06 2013 06:21 IdiotSavant wrote: yeah...not to mention i have to attach a heatsink too :/ ill see if i can drive over and get my dad to help me with it. edit: i wish they gave you more manuals in the case...i was trying for 2 munites to see how to open up the damn thing..maybe i had a bout of stupidity When in doubt, look for thumbscrews. Unscrew them. Should be six on the rear - two along the top edge hold the top on, two along right and left edges for their respective side panels. You only need to take the top or front off (front pulls from bottom) if you plan on rearranging fans. (I took advice in thread and have two fans blowing in from the front, one exhaust as factory mounted at the back. | ||
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IdiotSavant
United States88 Posts
On December 06 2013 06:31 felisconcolori wrote: When in doubt, look for thumbscrews. Unscrew them. Should be six on the rear - two along the top edge hold the top on, two along right and left edges for their respective side panels. You only need to take the top or front off (front pulls from bottom) if you plan on rearranging fans. (I took advice in thread and have two fans blowing in from the front, one exhaust as factory mounted at the back. with the way mine is setup i might do 2 in the front...the back is near a wall if that makes any difference with airflow. | ||
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Disregard
China10252 Posts
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IdiotSavant
United States88 Posts
On December 06 2013 06:44 Disregard wrote: If you stack outflow and intake fans on top of each other in the front, you're essentially negating their purpose. so..dont move 1 of the 2 fans on the back to the front.. | ||
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felisconcolori
United States6169 Posts
__ | Also, the two at the front? Both are pulling air into the case. I'm not daft, I can look at the fans and find the airflow indicator arrows and make sure they aren't blowing opposite directions.  Here's a picture: + Show Spoiler + ![[image loading]](http://i.imgur.com/Lmae000.jpg) Any guru care to give me a suggestion on Gigabyte utilities? Worth installing, Y/N? | ||
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IdiotSavant
United States88 Posts
On December 06 2013 06:53 felisconcolori wrote: The normal factory layout is one inbound fan at the front, two exhaust fans at the rear top corner like so: __ | Also, the two at the front? Both are pulling air into the case. I'm not daft, I can look at the fans and find the airflow indicator arrows and make sure they aren't blowing opposite directions. Here's a picture: + Show Spoiler + Any guru care to give me a suggestion on Gigabyte utilities? Worth installing, Y/N? wow that looks exactly like the items I have. Noct US14 heatsink? anyway...sitting down to read about 50 manuals for the items I got :/ | ||
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